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Aku - Toward the Flat Horizon (LovecraftInternet001)

by: Aku

Publication date: 1991-01-01

Topics: aku, noise, ambient, dark ambient, psychedelic, psych, industrial, nyc, experimental, lovecraft, space rock, free improv, glass house, squatting, squats, squat

Originally released in a private pressing of 333 in 1993, Toward the Flat Horizon is a hidden drugdrone masterpiece, whose soaring squalls and whispers recall the third minded freeform freakdom of elusive luminaries such as Skullflower, Fushitsusha, or early Cluster.

No mere psychedelic dilletantes, Aku hailed from the now-vanished NYC squat scene, frequently performing alongside Lower East Side noise legends such as Missing Foundation, Circle X, and Black Rain, until their breakup, shortly following this album's release.

This album is a seminal document of an era now obscured by the mists of history, essential listening for cannabis cosmonauts, as well as those with
an interest in digging the true sounds of abandoned building living...

Notes

From the original liner notes:

All works spawned of spontaneous improvisation, cannibinoid inspiration and the consonance of the spheres. Recorded live at C Squat, Continental Divide, Glass House Squat, Gargoyle Mechanique Laboratory, Ultrasound and Legal Tender Studios 1991-1993.

Thanks to Hitomi, Eye, Gentle Spike, David Eager, Exodus, Robert Poss, Alyson, Kali for all semen and food offerings.